The night June 1969 that gay men fought police raidg the Stonewall Inn Greenwich Village marked the begng of wir acceptance of male homosexuals.
Contents:
- GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
- AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
- GAY MEN’S FEARS OF LONG-TERM ROMANCE
GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
Gays n end up havg better and longer relatnships than heterosexuals * longevity of gay relationships *
Approval of same-sex relatnships has been steadily risg sce 2009 (Pew Rearch Center, 2017), and the 2015 Supreme Court cisn endorsg same-sex marriage was a w for many lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) dividuals.
This is nsistent wh prev fdgs: Gay and bisexual men are exposed to mory strsors that n -stabilize relatnships (Meyer, 2003; L, 2012). Rearch fund by the Natnal Instut of Health on the Health of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Populatns. Prejudice, social strs, and mental health lbian, gay, and bisexual populatns: Conceptual issu and rearch evince.
Changg Attus on Gay Marriage. Gays n have more stable relatnships than their straight unterparts. The first group nsisted of gays and lbians.
AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
One hundred gays and lbians were terviewed as well as one hundred heterosexuals. When asked about their love liv, gays were more likely to have long term relatnships. Though gays did state that they alt wh creased strs levels due to societal attus, they were more likely to report beg ntent and livg happy liv.
GAY MEN’S FEARS OF LONG-TERM ROMANCE
Though they were more likely to have closer ti to parents, they reported spendg ls time wh fay than their gay unterparts. After beg hont about their sexualy, homosexuals tend to ga a eedom which translat to happs and stabily. Clearly, gays and lbians n have better relatnships than their heterosexual unterparts.